I know that a number of you are still dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. I was fortunate enough to randomly leave Manhattan on vacation to Florida, missing the entire storm. My thoughts are with all of you in this very difficult time. I hope that by the time I send this email next week, most of you will be back to your normal routines.

In 2009, I had an argument with a friend about the merits of Girl Talk (who I think is amazing). As the conclusion to this disagreement, I bet him that I could do what Girl Talk does, but with turntables. Months (and hundreds of hours of work) later, I released this mix. I am sharing it again now because Volume 2 will be released in the coming weeks - and this is the 48 minute mix that started it all. http://soundcloud.com/scottmelker/the-melker-project .